Mote Marine Laboratory Collecting Halloween Candy Wrappers for Recycle Program

Mote Marine Laboratory is teaming up with Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Unwrap the Waves candy wrapper recycling program that works with local organizations & schools to collect candy wrappers as a way to prompt discussions of conservation, sustainability and protection of our planet’s natural ecosystems.  The purpose of the initiative is not just to ensure that families have a means to recycle their otherwise non-recyclable candy wrappers, but also to raise awareness of the large amount of single use holiday waste produced around the holiday season.

Unwrap the Waves is a candy wrapper recycling initiative spearheaded by Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a sea turtle rehabilitation and research center in Juno Beach, Florida. Mote is serving as the Florida Keys community partner with Loggerhead Marinelife Center to make recycling and sustainability efforts more accessible to everyone. We will send our wrappers back to LMC, where they will be sorted, counted, and recycled through Terracycle.  Last year, Mote won the competition; we are hoping for the same results this year (with your help!)